Hull manager Leonid Slutsky has hinted that a loan move for Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa is “possible”.

The Tigers have been frequently linked with the Nigeria international this summer with Musa having played under Slutsky for four years at former club CSKA Moscow.

Leicester are believed to have received plenty of interest in the 24-year-old, who has struggled to live up to expectation following his £16million move CSKA last summer.

City are understood to be open to offers for Musa but would want to recoup much of the £16m outlay if they were to sell him.

Ahmed Musa played under Leonid Slutsky for four years at CSKA Moscow (Image: Dmitry Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images)

However, with two weeks left in the transfer window, Slutsky admitted he would be interested in taking Musa on loan before the window closes.

“We have some loan options and maybe at the end of the transfer window getting players from the Premier League is possible,” said Slutsky, following Hull’s 3-2 defeat to Wolves. “We are waiting for the decision of big clubs on some players.